Keep Your Family Healthy With Kid-Friendly Probiotics

I love many of the things that come along with colder temperature - boots and scarves, hot apple cider and fires. But then there are the things that I'm not so fond of - like these late fall stomach bugs. One way I'm trying to keep my family healthy this fall is with probiotics.

While there are hundreds of probiotic supplements on the market, finding a kid-friendly one isn't as easy. Many kids aren't comfortable or even able to swallow pills which means finding alternate options. Here are some of my favorite kid-friendly probiotics to help keep your kids healthy and strong this winter season.

Garden of Life Dr. Formulated Probiotics Organic Kids Plus Chewable Tablets: These are one of my kids' latest favorites. These chewable tablets are berry-ish flavor that my kids enjoy and break down easily. The tablets are about the size of a dime, but are designed to be chewed up and swallowed - which is no problem, when your kids are asking for them every morning. With 14 different probiotic strains, no additional sugars or sweeteners plus added vitamins C and D, these probiotics are an excellent kid-friendly choice.

Rainbow Light Probiolicious Gummies: My kids are thrilled with anything gummy. Gummy worms, gummy bear, gummy frogs (yes, they exist). So gummy probiotics are a no-brainer. These from Rainbow Lights are suitable for kids or adults and have a sweet cranberry flavor. They are also shelf-stable which means you won't need to refrigerate them. An easy choice to getting your kids excited to take a daily probiotic.

Garden of Life RAW Organic Probiotic Kids Powder: If you're like me, you have lots of tricks up your sleeve to get your kids to eat healthy. Sometimes we beg. Sometimes we bribe. And sometimes we hide. With this probiotic powder, your kids don't even need to know that their daily smoothie, oatmeal or applesauce is also giving them over five billion live probiotic cells per serving. Plus, the powder includes 23 raw and organic fruits and vegetables from blueberry and carrot to kale and cauliflower. A powerful two-fer with no complaints from the kids!

Nature's Life Acidophilus liquid in Strawberry Apple: This is another of my kids' favorites. This probiotic liquid comes in a variety of flavors like strawberry apple, blueberry, apple, and cranberry. It was easy to drop a one-tablespoon daily serving into juice or water in the morning or add it to a smoothie in the afternoon. While this probiotic does need to be refrigerated, the 16 oz bottle lasted us for a while and comes in flavors kids will enjoy.

Here's to keeping your whole family healthy this winter and your holidays a whole lot merrier!